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O Guarani 20.28 · 20.28

The Italian saw Álvaro's aim

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A bala de sua clavina era uma mensageira fiel que ia buscar a ave que pairava no ar, ou a folha que o vento agitava. Muitas vezes na esplanada da casa, o italiano vira Álvaro, depois de ter feito milagres de pontaria, quebrar no ar as setas que Peri atirava de propósito para lhe servirem de alvo.

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The bullet of his carbine was a faithful messenger that went to fetch the bird hovering in the air, or the leaf the wind stirred. Many times on the esplanade of the house the Italian had seen Álvaro, after working marvels of marksmanship, shatter in the air the arrows Peri shot on purpose to serve him as a target.

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